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Veterans in Prison or Jail
Presents data from
the 1997 Surveys of Inmates in Adult State and Federal Correctional Facilities
and the 1996 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails concerning inmates' prior
military service. Numeric tables present data on branch of military service,
periods of wartime military service, combat duty, and type of military discharge.
Tables include comparisons of veteran and nonveteran inmates' current offenses,
criminal histories, sentence lengths, and basic demographics such as gender,
race/Hispanic origin, and age. This BJS Special Report also presents numeric
tables on inmates' reports of prior drug and alcohol abuse, substance abuse
treatment, and mental health services, as well as various socioeconomic
data, including employment and income at time of arrest, and prior experiences
of homelessness. Highlights include the following:
Press release (4K) | Acrobat file (186K) | ASCII file (49K) |
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